A Flashback to Kindergarten!!

I was so excited to have a little flashback to teaching Kindergarten this weekend! I made a No Prep Math Pack for Christmas for one of my sweet Kindergarten teacher friends! It really made me miss teaching K! She wanted some "cutesy" Christmas printables to use for morning work and quick assessments. So... This is what I came up with on a bit of short notice :) 18 pages of pure Christmas joy!

It really was fun to make this pack! You can get these printables ON SALE now in my TPT store by clicking the image above. Don't forget to use the code TPTCYBER for an even better discount! 

Virtual Manipulatives

I realize that many teachers don't yet have iPads for their classrooms. I found this great virtual manipulatives site that you can use on your Interwrite, Star or SMART board. I love this for my classroom because it's hard to demonstrate everything with my teacher iPad from the back of the room (which is where my computer is). I'd rather be able to stand at the front. The website is through McGraw-Hill and you can find the link here. It's long and tricky, but if you want that version:

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMF-Interface.html

You can pick your grade.
Then select a background (they even have game boards).

 I like the bedroom... My word problems always talk about a messy bedrooom and how I had teddy bears ALL over the floor. Then the kids get to use teddy counters to show the problem. I love their little bears :)

Then pick your manipulatives! I have been using the Base Ten Blocks most right now.

Clearing your board can be tricky sometimes... You have to drag stuff into the recycle bin in the corner. I usually just go up to the address bar and highlight the address and click enter or go. It starts the page over much faster. Got to do what you got to do, right!

I hope this makes your life a little easier!!

If you haven't already... Head over to my Facebook page. I am posting my freebies there under my Fan Freebies tab! I also have some new freebies at my TPT store. If you haven't been there in a while, click on the Most Recent link at my store and you will see all kinds of goodies!





Plus... Some new paid goodies there, too!

Place Value Mini-Unit!

Yay! I am ready to share my new mini-unit with you! Head over to my TPT store and pick up my new Place Value Mini-Unit! It has three different activities/centers for your kiddos to practice place value! This was a bit tough for me, because place value is not my favorite subject in math to teach. But, my kiddos are helping me get excited about it! 

Of course, each activity/center has its own recording sheet for you to check understanding. And... You can't beat that $2.25 price!

I get my clincal student on Wednesday! I can't wait to meet her, and I know my students are going to love her! I think they get tired of hearing me talk sometimes ;)

Surveys

So, my kiddos have been taking surveys in the classroom. When we first started them, I gave them premade surveys with the question given and then they walked around and asked all of their friends and filled in the graph. We did pictographs-- which was super cute seeing the little tiny friend's face drawn instead of shading in a box. Check out these TPT surveys/graphs from Create S'more for free!!

Favorite Sports
T-Shirt Colors
Vowels in our Names!

This week, we are making our own surveys! My kids are loving it! I couldn't find a good format for my kinder-friends, so I made my own. Feel free to use it with your sweeties!

  Survey by chelseynw

They write their question at the top and then their TWO choices in the smaller boxes. They go around and ask their friends and record the friend's name in the right column. I'm going to add a third box for my higher friends to really mix it up ;)

Hot, Hot, Hot...

is the weather outside, the sunburn on my back, and my new Under the Sea unit!

 I am so excited about this unit, because I looove the ocean! I have been on the lookout for some awesome clipart and I finally found all I wanted from Digi Web Studio. They have a ton of my favorite artists and they are so cheap--- $1.00 clipart! Ah! You know teachers love that :)

Inside this unit, you will find center activities for patterns, number order, number i.d., ten frames, tally marks, graphing and surveying. This was my favorite unit to make so I hope you will all head over to my TPT store and grab it up! And in the meantime, I have a freebie for all of you. If you download, leave some love :)

Freebie

Enjoy the weather friends!!